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Welcome to Language Arts


Third Nine Weeks Novel

Storm Breaker

Students please limit your absences because we are reading Storm Breaker- by Anthony Horowitz! Also there are in class activities that YOU need to be here in or to complete! DEUCES!!!



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Week of February 6th -10th

```Monday Focus: Can you offer a solution?

DGP (parts of speech) choose a partner-- interview--- place problem on index card-- offer a solution

Vocabulary Lesson for the week

```Tuesday Focus: How many synonyms can you find?

DGP (sentence parts)

create circle maps for vocabulary -- identify as many synonyms as you can--

Don't say it! concentration game

```Wednesday-- Focus what are some ways to solve problems?

DGP - (clauses, types, and purposes)

Collect information from interview-- write a problem/solution paper (five paragraphs)

```Thursday (writing reviews)

DGP Capitalization and Punction

Critique your partners paper

Read aloud paper and make corrections

Complete final copy for homework

```Friday (Diagram Sentence)

The Talk Show -- you can dress to impress-- bring your open mind to help solve problems---

http://www.chompchomp.com/presentations/pronounagreement.ppt#328,10,In this situation, no matter how many singular nouns you join with and, the antecedent is still singular.
http://www.superteacherworksheets.com/editing/editing-pumpkin-patch.pdf
http://www.studyisland.com/

Dependent and Independent Clauses; Sentence Fragments; Run-ons

http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/handout-independent-and-dependent-clauses.php
Adjectives and other parts of speech...
http://grammar.ccc.commnet.edu/grammar/adjectives.htm
Gerunds and Gerund Phrases
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGPSBGLN3EY
Gerrunds and infinitives video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PoPL-FLTkM&feature=related

Language Arts games link

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/verbs.htm